If Hyten refuses illegal launch order from Trump, “He's going to say, 'What would be legal?' And we'll come up options, with a mix of capabilities to respond to whatever the situation is,” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-strategic-command-gen-john-hyten-resist-illegal-nuke-order-from-trump/ … But issue is not just legality but erratic trigger-happy first use!
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So is Hyten saying, if launch order is not illegal, just stupid or unnecessary, he has no way of stopping Trump?
Do we have any examples of Generals' arguments about legality/necessity/proportionality ever constraining Presidential activity once ordered? Honest question.
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Honestly don't know. So much room for historical scholarship here!
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